Brenda's award-winning blog, Beyond Buggies & Bonnets: True Amish Stories breaks many stereotypes of the Amish. With over 5 years experience, research, and living with former-Amish, Brenda shares stories and give cultural literacy not seen in any publication.
She is available for speaking engagements, where she shares her son-in-law's childhood Amish clothes, a Power Point, and answers questions about the Amish - with emphasis on the strictest of the strict, the Swartzentruber Order.
Like an onion, the 400-year-old Amish culture is multi-layered. Today there are more than 15 distinct orders, each with their own Ordnung and behaviors.
To think all Amish are the same - or to believe all Amish are like those in fiction books - is akin to thinking all Americans are identical.
Respect for a culture involves acknowledging both strengths and weaknesses. No culture is ideal.
Brenda Nixon welcomes your contact through her Beyond Buggies & Bonnets blog.